Stories - The Locavore

9 min

Food Memories

What Does it Take to Chronicle Culinary Memory?

The Locavore Team

Author and cultural historian Dr. Tarana Husain Khan talks to The Locavore about tasting egg flip as a child, the tricky business of recording oral history, and growing up in a family of armchair cooks.

8 min

From the Fields

Home Is Where the Honey Is

The Locavore Team

Last Forest supports traditional livelihoods like honey hunting and millet farming among the indigenous peoples of the Nilgiris, home to one of the last shola forests in the region.

4 min

Books on Food

An Excerpt From Sumitra and Anees: Tales and Recipes From A Khichdi Family

Seema Chishti

When a Hindu from Karnataka and a Muslim from Uttar Pradesh choose to spend their lives together, what do they cook at home? Journalist Seema Chishti’s book is an ode to her parents’ long partnership, the mish-mash of North and South right at home, and her mother’s diverse culinary traditions.

7 min

The Locavore Champions

Goa’s Plant Man Got A Head Start in Farming

Arti Das

The face of the Konkan Fruit Fest, Miguel de Braganza is not only passionate about organic farming, but also committed to nurturing young talent for a food-secure future.

8 min

Books on Food

The Trio That’s Digitising India’s Culinary History

Shreshtha Chhabra

Creating an online archive of recipes, the Indian Community Cookbook Project attempts to preserve India’s diverse culinary heritage. They talk to The Locavore about the oldest book in their archives, accessibility, and the measure of pau chammach.

8 min

Culture

‘To us, an activist approach is a people-centric approach’

The Locavore Team

A team of artists, writers, and researchers collaborate to create a graphic series that demystifies the laws and policies around food, and the food systems that we are part of.

4 min

From the Fields

Sourcing Salt of the Valleys and Other Pahadi Produce

Shreshtha Chhabra

Led by co-founders who belong to the mountainous region of Uttarakhand, Valley Culture works to preserve traditional food practices and uphold livelihoods in the region.

9 min

Books on Food

An Excerpt from Bene Appetit: The Cuisine of Indian Jews

Esther David

In Bene Appetit, Esther David, a Bene Israel Jew herself, records traditions and closely guarded recipes from Jewish communities from across India. In this excerpt, she travels to Andhra Pradesh to learn about the cuisine of Bene Ephraim Jews.

5 min

Inside My Kitchen

‘Nothing ever grows in Vagamon’

Yamini Vijayan

At Little Flower Farms, a lush biodiverse site in Kerala, they serve guests fresh produce from their garden. They speak to The Locavore of windy Vagamon, the flavours in their kitchen, and the land they nurture.

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